What Makes Your DevOps Career Successful When Hunting Job? Expert Tips on How to Hunt the Finest Position

In contrast to all those tip-providing lists that usually start with salary-related talks, I have something different to offer. In fact, I believe the salary is at the bottom of the DevOps career pyramid.

So, the following Coding as Creating paper is going to be an attempt to show you what matters when seeking a job in this realm—other than the salary of course.

The Benefit of
the Doubt Matters to Your DevOps Career

The mutual feeling of trust between
you and the employer is the key to having a successful career. You will not be
able to add to the success of the project when no one offers a chance. So, it’s
vital to sign a contract as an active DevOps—not the one who’s going to be the
couch potato of the team.

When there’s no trust between you
and the employer, the chances are not much to face a satisfying result. You’ll
either become an avid follower or a depressed engineer thinking about how
nihilistic life is.

So, find a place that accepts you as
a trustworthy person. And sign a contract only with a company that you have
faith in.

You Have to Be
Carried into the Effect

You may simply be the greatest
developer or DevOps engineer in the world—and it’s good for you. But hey, being
such a top-notch specialist would mean nothing when you don’t have the chance
to be effective.

There are Software Development Teams
out there who are seeking for an engineer to follow the orders—and that’s it.
So, assuming that you’re a member of such a team, being a GOAT in the realm of
IT would be beside the question.

If you want a career that fits the
DevOps job description, opt to work only with professional companies/teams.
These are people who care about your talent and would create an environment
where you can express yourself and take necessary actions.

You Need Some
Heeders Not Leaders

As discussed above, a professional company/team would offer you a
chance to be effective. But that’s not all you need, right? Having a kind
leader who likes to be a populist boss from time to time is fine. However, it’s
only a good-listener type of boss that would lead you to have a successful
DevOps career.

“If you need to borrow the spotlight once a while to express your ideas, find a job that has a good-heeder type of spotlight operator.”

Being heard is amongst the most
vital needs of an engineer. And an environment that encourages you to quiet
down is just toxic.

Your DevOps
Career Is Dependent on the Technology

Software Development is a field of
technology—and it’s not a mega-fact. But unfortunately, there’re some companies
out there who try to cut back on the budget by utilizing outdated technologies!

It may sound funny at first, but in
fact, it’s a tragic comedy when you observe the details.

No one can claim to be working in the field of technology when the operating systems are XP and people refer to the mouse as the X-Y Position Indicator!

So, in short, don’t opt to work in
an IT company that is not aware of the actual meaning of Information
Technology. Instead, try to find a place that cares about the growth rate of
technology and is open-minded when it comes to the application of new
knowledge/tools.

You Should Have
Some Friends and a Healthy Environment – and They Are Complementary

Bear in mind that even Google has
some specific office break rooms to encourage the employees to take a nap or
play games with colleagues. So, you can be sure that it’s scientifically proven
that having a friendly atmosphere increases the ROI.

On the other hand, being in a
healthy environment where the competition is not set on employees to work
harder, is vital to guarantee your well-being.

So, you should opt to find a job
that offers both factors.

That said, you must sign a contract
with a company that cares about the well-being of its workers and provides them
with a friendly-and-safe environment where everyone has an equal chance to proceed.

Working in an atmosphere where
everything is based on result-oriented ideologies will ruin your DevOps career
in no time. So, don’t judge the book by its cover and try to gain more
information about the principles of the company prior to finalizing your decision.

Remember:
“Alone We Can Do So Little; Together We Can Do So Much”

Simply put, no teamwork, no success.
So, don’t be a member of a team that forces you to work individually. It’s
ironically harmful to your career and would cause only more harm than good in the
future.

You may feel like contributing to
the team as an individual would prove that you’re a professional engineer. But
it’s just so not true!

You should have a defined position
in the structure of the team just like everyone else. So, bear in mind that
you’re going to work ‘with’ the team and not ‘for’ the team.

Customer Care
Is the Front-End of Employee Care

We’re all customers of various
companies in our real life, right? I believe we are, and that’s why I suggest
customer care as a vital factor in choosing the best company to work with.

When a company has a professionally designed plan to keep its customers satisfied, you can be 100% sure that they have the same thing for their employees as well.

Since having happy clients is a goal
that would be achievable only if the workers are happy, you can use it as an
indicator of finding the finest company to work with.

In brief, having happy employees
creates happy customers. And such customers indicate that the company is
trustworthy.

Finally; Bear
in Mind That “You Cannot Become Great by Working for Salary”

I postponed the salary-talk because
it would be an effective factor when you have previous conditions. That is,
money—although being vital—would come in handy when you’re happy about the
overall working conditions.

However, you should know that the
money you earn is a sign of the value of your position in the company. So, it’s
not possible to call it an insignificant factor when choosing the right
company.

In case you believe in your skills,
asking for a high salary is A-Okay. So, don’t be shy to indicate that you need
a reliable paycheck by the end of the month.

But bear in mind that any industry
has its own rules for determining the salaries. And the IT or Software
Development industry is no exception to that. Therefore, try to keep things
logical and do not ask for a paycheck that would satisfy Bill Gates!

He’s the author and founder at Coding as Creating who’s also a DevOps engineer at a Fin-Tech company. Alireza loves sharing his knowledge and experiences with others as he believes it equals earning. With his 20+ years of real-world software development experience, we believe that Alireza, our go-to, can make a huge impact on the industry!

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About Alireza Chegini

He’s the author and founder at Coding as Creating who’s also a DevOps engineer at a Fin-Tech company. Alireza loves sharing his knowledge and experiences with others as he believes it equals earning. With his 20+ years of real-world software development experience, we believe that Alireza, our go-to, can make a huge impact on the industry!